CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9] — Page 731

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An illustration of the methods adopted may be interesting and serve to explain more clearly the serious nature of the mischief worked in the betting by time bargains. Some of the operators are reported very wealthy and some have next to nothing and many are adventurers.

I will suppose shares in the Hongkong Bank have to be attacked. The wealthy men by combined operations with the poorer satellites who work for them create a little excitement in the Bank's stock, they make a demand, run the shares up gradually and then steadily sell for delivery at a later date at a proportionately higher price, say in one month.

For the end of June or end of the year are very common expressions as these are the periods when accounts are finished and dividends may be paid. The public naturally conclude that there is special knowledge of good results to be expected from the periodical working of the institution and they are ready to buy; and to accommodate them the operators sell freely for delivery at high prices at a later date.

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An illustration of the methods adopted may be interesting and serve to explain more clearly the serious nature of the mischief worked in the betting by time bargains. Some of the operators are reported very wealthy and some have next to nothing and many are adventurers. I will suppose shares in the Hongkong Bank have to be attacked. The wealthy men by combined operations with the poorer satellites who work for them create a little excitement in the Bank's stock, they make a demand, run the shares up gradually and then steadily sell for delivery at a later date at a proportionately higher price, say in one month. For the end of June or end of the year are very common expressions as these are the periods when accounts are finished and dividends may be paid. The public naturally conclude that there is special knowledge of good results to be expected from the periodical working of the institution and they are ready to buy; and to accommodate them the operators sell freely for delivery at high prices at a later date.
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interesting

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serve to

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explain more

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clearly the

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Steadily sell for delivery

at a later date at a

-proportionately higher

price,

say

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one mouth,

serious nature of the mischief worked in the betony by time bargains. Some of the operators are reported very wealthy

and some have next to

nothing and many

adventurers.

are

I will suppose shares in the stongsong Bank

have to be attacked. Ihe

wealthy men by combined. operations with the poorer Satellites who work for

them creaté a little excitement in the Bank's Stick, they make

Ou

demand, run the shares

up gradually and then

Steadily

or livo, on three as the case

may be. For the end of June

or end of the year"

are

very

-expressions

common ex

as these are the periods

when accounts are

ished and dividendo

publis

may be paid.

The public naturally

conclude that there is

special knowledge of good results to be expected

from the periodical

working of the institution

and they

are

ready to buy; and to accomodate them the operation sello freely for delivery

at high prices.

at a later

dali

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